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Inactive vs Disband - What's the difference?

inactive | disband |

As verbs the difference between inactive and disband

is that inactive is while disband is to break up or cause to cease to exist.

As an adjective inactive

is inactivated.

inactive

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Not active, temporarily or permanently
    • The volcano is inactive , but is only dormant.
  • Not functioning or operating; broken down
    • The photocopier is inactive pending repair.
  • Retired from duty or service
    • Admiral Jones is now on the inactive list.
  • (chemistry) Relatively inert
    • Aluminium is inactive towards water.
  • (physics) Showing no optical activity in polarized light
    • Synthetic glycine is optically inactive as it contains equal amounts of the d- and l- form.

    Derived terms

    * inactively * inactivity

    Synonyms

    * (not active) dull, dormant * (not functioning or operating) idle

    Antonyms

    * (not active) active

    disband

    English

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To break up or cause to cease to exist.
    • The president wanted to disband the scandal-plagued agency.
  • * Knolles
    • They disbanded themselves and returned, every man to his own dwelling.
  • (obsolete) To loose the bands of; to set free.
  • (obsolete) To divorce.
  • * Milton
    • And therefore she ought to be disbanded .

    Related terms

    * (l)

    References